Crime Rates at Brighton Avenue, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 2AB

Brighton Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Cleveleys Park , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 386 local areas in Wyre .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Avenue (FY5 2AB) in the last 12 months was 292.2 per 1,000 residents and was 442.1% higher than the Cleveleys Park average (53.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -78.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 101.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Avenue (FY5 2AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Runnymede Avenue, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bispham Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.